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In addition to expense, a destination is undoubtedly more appealing when the air isn't being overrun with secondhand smoke. The Czech Republic may be late to the non-smoking party but the change isn't a stunner.

The European Union and its member states should pressure Belarus to combat the trade in illicit tobacco and adopt a “stick and carrot” approach with sanctions if necessary, Czech MEP Tomáš Zdechovský told EurActiv.com. Tomáš Zdechovský is a member of th

The Czech lower house of parliament on Friday approved a ban on smoking in restaurants, bars and pubs, overcoming years of wrangling..."This brings the Czech Republic (in line with) civilized countries that care for the health of their citizens," Prime Mi

Most Czechs consider occasional consumption of alcohol, painkillers and tobacco morally acceptable, rejecting various drugs, according to a poll conducted by the CVVM polling station and released Monday. One-third of Czechs are of the view that regular u

the last European Union member to still allow unrestricted smoking in restaurants, is preparing to outlaw the practice, the health minister said. Support for the ban is rising in the country of 10.5 million, where restaurants aren’t required to separate s

Czech customs officers uncovered and closed down two plants for the illegal production of cigarettes in the vicinity of Zlin which may have deprived the state of up to 29 million crowns in excise tax, General Customs Authority spokesman Jiri Bartak told C

So we wanted to highlight three studies published in June that, taken together, reinforce the urgent need to stop cigarette companies marketing their deadly wares. The first two studies show how tobacco companies manipulated national and international p

Tuesday marks the final day in which Czech smokers will be able to light-up in pubs and restaurants. As of Wednesday new anti-smoking legislation signed into law early this year formally comes into effect, bringing the country in line with the rest of Eu

Czech ruling parties tried to calm a public row on Friday, agreeing to submit new anti-smoking legislation after some coalition lawmakers torpedoed a government-backed bill this week, angering the prime minister. The three-party centre-left coalition has

A Prague court met the complaint by Albert Zirovnicky, a murderer in jail, on Friday when it decided that the Prison Service has to pay 200,000 crowns to him, a non-smoker, for infringing on his fundamental right to health by failing to observe the smokin